{"id":1640,"date":"2009-04-13T09:37:16","date_gmt":"2009-04-13T13:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bipolarcentral.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/?p=1640"},"modified":"2009-04-13T09:37:16","modified_gmt":"2009-04-13T13:37:16","slug":"spirituality-and-bipolar-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/spirituality-and-bipolar-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirituality and Bipolar Disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>How&#8217;s it going?<\/p>\n<p>I hope you&#8217;re doing well.<\/p>\n<p>Today I want to talk about spirituality and bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I don&#8217;t mean any specific type of religion or anything (that could get me into trouble!) \uf04a<\/p>\n<p>But just spirituality in general.<\/p>\n<p>Spirituality can be a big help to you when you&#8217;re dealing with a loved one who has bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, when you&#8217;ve exhausted all other means of dealing with your loved one&#8217;s bipolar disorder, the only left for you to do is pray (or do some other form of spiritual practice).<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t change your loved one.<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t change their behavior (as much as you would like to sometimes).<\/p>\n<p>What has worked for many people in the same situation as you are in is some type of spirituality.<\/p>\n<p>In my courses\/systems, I talk about different coping techniques when dealing with a loved one with bipolar disorder:<\/p>\n<p>NEW<br \/>\nLEARN THE SECRETS OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL WITH<br \/>\nBIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarmastersystem\/\">http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarmastersystem\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SUPPORTING AN ADULT WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\nVisit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11\">http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/report11<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SUPPORTING A CHILD\/TEEN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\nVisit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com\">http:\/\/www.bipolarparenting.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER?<br \/>\nVisit:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net\">http:\/\/www.survivebipolar.net<\/a><br \/>\nSpirituality is a coping technique for many supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Many people don&#8217;t like to think that they&#8217;re alone in this fight against bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<p>So it might not be praying in the traditional sense, but like meditation may be a form of coping technique you might use.<\/p>\n<p>This is considered a type of spirituality for some people.<\/p>\n<p>And not religious, see what I&#8217;m talking about? (I&#8217;m not in trouble yet, am I? \uf04a)<\/p>\n<p>But, yes, some people who have bipolar disorder do practice some form of spirituality to keep themselves stable, even if it&#8217;s only to read something inspirational each day.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters do the same thing as well.<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t necessarily have to go to a religious building to be spiritual.<\/p>\n<p>But just some form of spirituality &#8211; whether it&#8217;s praying, meditating, tai chi, or whatever &#8211; can keep you balanced in your self, and make it easier to deal with your loved one.<\/p>\n<p>Some people use candles to help them practice their way of meditating.  Others use just a dim light.  Either way, it helps them relax, and get in touch with their spiritual side.<\/p>\n<p>Some people will meditate, or deeply relax, by using soft music, as a way of getting in touch with their spiritual side.<\/p>\n<p>And, yes, some people do stick to the traditional ways of practicing spirituality.<\/p>\n<p>The point is, however you or your loved one does it, you need to have balance in your life in order to be healthy in all ways.<\/p>\n<p>You have to be as balanced emotionally as you are physically.<\/p>\n<p>And you should be just as balanced spiritually, because it will help to keep your stress levels down.<\/p>\n<p>This is just as important for a supporter as it is for someone with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<p>You have to take care of your inner self so that you can cope with what&#8217;s happening in your outer world.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t mean to get so deep on you, but this is just another way I would encourage you to take care of yourself.<\/p>\n<p>You need to take care of yourself physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, so you can be a good supporter to your loved one with bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<p>Do you agree with me?<\/p>\n<p>Or do you believe that you can be balanced without spirituality in your life?<\/p>\n<p>David Oliver is the author of the shocking guide \u201cBipolar Disorder\u2014The REAL Silent Killer.\u201d  <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hypertracker.com\/go\/Post\/BP_Kills_BlogAd\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Click Here<\/span><\/a><\/strong> to get <strong>FREE Information<\/strong> sent via email on how and why bipolar disorder kills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi,<\/p>\n<p>How&#8217;s it going?<\/p>\n<p>I hope you&#8217;re doing well.<\/p>\n<p>Today I want to talk about spirituality and bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I don&#8217;t mean any specific type of religion or anything (that could get me into trouble!) \uf04a<\/p>\n<p>But just spirituality in general.<\/p>\n<p>Spirituality can be a big help to you when you&#8217;re dealing with a loved one who has bipolar disorder.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes,<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/spirituality-and-bipolar-disorder\/\" class=\"more-link pull-right\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Spirituality and Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar Supporter Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bipolarsupporter.com\/bipolarsupporterblog\/spirituality-and-bipolar-disorder\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Spirituality and Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar Supporter Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hi, How&#8217;s it going? 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